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Birthday parties and the NHS: We Need More Markets

Jim Riley

28th January 2015

Many outrageous things happened around the world during the course of last week. But, judging by both the level of popular interest in the story and reaction to it, the most heinous was the decision of a mother to send an invoice to the parents of a boy who did not turn up to her son's birthday treat. A demand for £15.95 was slipped into his schoolbag after he missed the outing to a local ski centre.

Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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